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To the Editor: We note with interest the recent commentary by Cretikos et al on the predictive value of a high respiratory rate for adverse outcomes.1 We wish to provide empirical evidence from Australian patients with pneumonia in support of their view that simple clinical parameters are good predictors of adverse outcomes.

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